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Standards I-X
- Standard I. Judge as leader in court's response to substance abuse
- Standard II. Courthouse as information and referral center
- Standard III. Access to continuing education
- Standard IV. Probation department responsibilities
- Standard V. Ordering treatment
- Standard VI. Indications of substance abuse
- Standard VII. Screening
- Standard VIII. Assessments
- Standard IX. Treatment matching
- Standard X. Recommendations to correctional authorities
Standards XI-XX
- Standard XI. Mandatory abstinence
- Standard XII. Monitoring compliance
- Standard XIII. Relapse
- Standard XIV. Standards for treatment providers
- Standard XV. Treatment directory
- Standard XVI. Community resources
- Standard XVII. Communication and collaboration within court and with community
- Standard XVIII. Use of courthouse for recovery and education sessions
- Standard XIX. Substance abuse within courts
- Standard XX. Substance abuse among attorneys
Contact Information
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John Adams Courthouse, 1 Pemberton Square, Suite 2500, Boston, MA 02108
Phone
Clerks' Offices Emergency Number
Call Supreme Judicial Court, Clerks' Offices Emergency Number at (857) 275-8036
Clerk's Office for the Commonwealth
Call Supreme Judicial Court, Clerk's Office for the Commonwealth at (617) 557-1020
Francis V. Kenneally, Clerk
Clerk's Office for the County of Suffolk
Call Supreme Judicial Court, Clerk's Office for the County of Suffolk at (617) 557-1100
Maura S. Doyle, Clerk
Public Information Office
Call Supreme Judicial Court, Public Information Office at (617) 557-1114
Jennifer Donahue, Public Information Officer